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God made the Red Sea cross like land

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[Exodus 14:16]

Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry groun.

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God sent Moses and Aaron to tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to get the Israelites out of Egypt. But Pharaoh insisted on not listening to God's word. Eventually, Pharaoh allowed the Israelites to leave Egypt only after the tenth plague that killed his son.

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Moses led the Israelites and departed for the promised land of Canaan.

Moses set out with the remains of his ancestor Joseph, who served as the prime minister of Egypt in the past.

The reason is that Joseph made his will when he died to take his bones with them when the children of Israel left Egypt.

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God led the Israelites ahead of them.

God covered the hot sun with a pillar of cloud during the day so that they could walk coolly.

He lit a pillar of fire on a cold night, so that they could go comfortably at night.

The pillar of cloud and the pillar of fire protected the Israelites.

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Upon receiving the report that the Israelites had left Egypt, Pharaoh regretted having them leave. Pharaoh decided to bring the Israelites back to Egypt. He prepared a chariot to pursue the Israelites.

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In order to pursue the Israelites, 600 specially selected chariots and other chariots were also prepared. The chariot had all its officers on board.

Pharaoh, with his chariot and Egyptian soldiers, began to pursue the Israelites.

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It didn't take long for the Egyptian army led by Pharaoh to reach the place where the Israelites were encamped. The Israelites were encamped by the Red Sea.

When the Israelites discovered that the Egyptian army had been pursuing them, they were terrified.

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The Israelites went to Moses and protested and said,

 “Why did you bring us out of Egypt? Didn't we say to you when we were in Egypt, 'Leave us alone, we will remain here to serve the Egyptians'? It is better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.” and regretted that they had left Egypt.

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Moses listened to them and answered them with conviction.

"Do not be afraid! Stand firm and see the salvation the Lord will give you today. After this day, you will not see these Egyptians again. Just be still. The Lord will fight for you."

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Then God said to Moses.

 “Let the people of Israel go forward. Lift up your staff and point to the sea. Then the sea will part, and the people will be able to cross the sea on dry land.”

After God spoke these words to Moses, he moved a pillar of cloud to block the gap between the Israelites and the Egyptian army so that the Egyptian army could not come any closer.

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As God had said, Moses raised his staff and pointed it toward the sea.

At that moment, God caused a strong wind from the east.

The strong wind began to push the sea water up. Strong winds created a great road between the seas.

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The sea water formed a large wall on both sides.

The Israelites crossed over to the other side of the sea along the road in the middle of the sea.

All the Israelites crossed the sea without missing a single one.

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Even after the Israelites crossed the sea, the sea still formed a great wall.

When Pharaoh saw the road through the sea, he led his soldiers and began to pursue the Israelites again. The Egyptian soldiers arrived in the middle of the sea at dawn.

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When the Egyptian army arrived in the middle of the sea, God disturbed them.

God made their chariot wheels come off. They found themselves stuck in the middle of the sea. Then the Egyptian soldiers said, “Let’s go back without chasing after the Israelites! Jehovah is on their side and fights us!” exclaimed.

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At that time, as God had commanded, Moses raised his hand and pointed to the sea.

The sea filled the place that had turned into land, and the sea deepened.

Pharaoh and his army, who disobeyed God's word and remained proud to the end, were all drowned in the middle of the sea.

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With great power, God made the Israelites cross the Red Sea like land.

 God defeated the Egyptian army and saved Israel.

 When the Israelites saw God's great power, they realized how great God was. They also believed and followed Moses, the man whom God had chosen. God can do things that seem impossible to human eyes.

 The God who parted the Red Sea and defeated the Egyptian army is God our Father.

 When faced with difficult situations, we should not complain like the Israelites, but become children of faith who believe and depend on Almighty God.

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